TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the implementation for `tf.raw_ops.BoostedTreesCreateEnsemble` can result in a use after free error if an attacker supplies specially crafted arguments. The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f24faa153ad31a4b51578f8181d3aaab77a1ddeb/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resource_ops.cc#L55) uses a reference counted resource and decrements the refcount if the initialization fails, as it should. However, when the code was written, the resource was represented as a naked pointer but later refactoring has changed it to be a smart pointer. Thus, when the pointer leaves the scope, a subsequent `free`-ing of the resource occurs, but this fails to take into account that the refcount has already reached 0, thus the resource has been already freed. During this double-free process, members of the resource object are accessed for cleanup but they are invalid as the entire resource has been freed. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 5ecec9c6fbdbc6be03295685190a45e7eee726ab. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Suse | — | Upgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-hpc-docUpgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-openmpi2-hpc-docUpgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade tensorflow2-develUpgrade libtensorflow_framework2Upgrade libtensorflow2Upgrade tensorflow2-gnu-hpcUpgrade libtensorflow_framework2-gnu-hpcUpgrade libiomp5-gnu-hpcUpgrade tensorflow2-docUpgrade libtensorflow_cc2-gnu-hpcUpgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade libiomp5Upgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-openmpi2-hpc-develUpgrade libtensorflow2-gnu-hpcUpgrade libtensorflow_cc2Upgrade libiomp5-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade tensorflow2Upgrade tensorflow2-liteUpgrade tensorflow2-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libtensorflow2-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libtensorflow_cc2-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libtensorflow_framework2-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade bazel-skylib1.0.3-sourceUpgrade tensorflow2-lite-develUpgrade bazel3.7Upgrade tensorflow2_2_6_0-gnu-hpc | Oct 26, 2022 | Aug 12, 2021 |
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